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Unknown Maker, Javanese

Dodot (hip wrapper)

Maker

Unknown Maker, Javanese

Culture

Javanese

Title

Dodot (hip wrapper)

Year

1800s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

cotton

Geography

Place Made: Java, Yogyakarta

Dimensions

Length: 358.1 cm (141 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Bequest of Miss Lucy T. Aldrich

Object Number

55.475

Type

Exhibition History

Bandhani to Batik
Resist-Dyed Textiles from Asia
Jun 03, 2005 – Oct 16, 2005
Tradition and Innovation
Batik Textiles from Java
Jun 15, 2001 – Oct 07, 2001

Label copy

The two main centers of batik production in Central Java were Yogyakarta and Surakarta. Although the courts in both regions wore similar styles and patterns, the color combinations differed. The semen design seen here was a symbol of high status restricted to court use throughout Central Java. Dark brown and dark blue with white were the trademark colors of Yogyakarta. The Dodot is a court style of hip wrapper, made of two widths of batik cloth seamed together.

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Unknown Maker, Javanese
Dodot (hip wrapper), 1800s
Cotton; plain weave, wax-resist-dyed (batik)
Length: 358.1 cm (141 inches)
Bequest of Miss Lucy T. Aldrich 55.475

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